[Misc] Strange And Obvious Things You Should Know But Only Found Out Late..

[Eeyore]

It took me a while to realise that 'Rumania' was being spelt wrong all the time.

 

[Questions]

You can gain a rough guide to how warm it is by the speed a cricket rubs it’s forewings together to make its mating clicks.

I read about this last week in Croatia when I was wondering on a sunbed with a Mimosa like you do.

 

[Bakero]

It took me a while to realise that 'Rumania' was being spelt wrong all the time.

The U form was the official spelling in English until relatively recently (about 50 years ago?) In Spanish, it's still spelt Rumania.

 

[southstandandy]

How to boil an egg

 

[JC Footy Genius]

I found out last year that the German pronunciation of the U in U boat is Ooo .. add that sound to the proper boot spelling and they don't sound nearly as threatening.

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[Eeyore]

England is not a country. It is a region of the United KIngdom. There is no formal recognition of its status. This is something that the Act of Union does not account for. England is only governed by UK law.

 

[Eeyore]

I found out last year that the German pronunciation of the U in U boat is Ooo .. add that sound to the proper boot spelling and they don't sound nearly as threatening.

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It would have sounded a bit bizarre for a convoy escort radioing a warning in the North Atlantic in 1941. 'What is it sir ?' 'Oooh, boat'

 

[JC Footy Genius]

It was have sounded a bit bizarre for a convoy escort radioing a warning in the North Atlantic in 1941. 'What is it sir ?' 'Oooh, boat'

Indeed, all a bit Carry on Convoy.

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[Eeyore]

The U form was the official spelling in English until relatively recently (about 50 years ago?) In Spanish, it's still spelt Rumania.

Yes, like many kids in the 70s I was fascinated by flags countries and international football. I'm pretty sure Romania had a 'u' but around then it did change.

I think when England had them in their group the papers had them as Rumania.

 

[Baldseagull]

I didn't find out that Radio Luxembourg wasn't in Luxembourg till I was about 22

Where the **** was it then?

 

[Coldeanseagull]

I thought Radio Luxembourg was in Luxembourg....hence the name. I now radio Caroline wasn't in Caroline, believe me, I looked!

 

[Bakero]

I didn't find out that Radio Luxembourg wasn't in Luxembourg till I was about 22

Are you sure about that? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Luxembourg

 

[NooBHA]

Are you sure about that? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Luxembourg

There you go. Up to 22 I thought it was in Luxembourg. Then from 22 to 58 I thought it wasn't in Luxembourg. Now I learn that it actually was in Luxembourg.

Every day is a school day

 

[Skuller]

I’m 67 and consider myself a scientist. But it was only ten years ago I found out that orbiting astronauts are weightless because of the speed they’re travelling, not because they’re so far from the earth. If their spaceship was only 100 foot away from the earth they’d still be weightless (but it’s not a good idea because they’d bump into things).

 

[Fountainhead]

The arrow isn’t on every cars fuel gauge, I very much doubt it’s been on every car you have owned or driven, especially cars that were around 20+ years ago.

You are probably right, but the arrow was ‘invented’ by Jim Moylan in 1986 and first introduced on the Ford Escort in 1989 some 32 years ago……zzzz

 

[Sid in the Sharknado]

I’m 67 and consider myself a scientist. But it was only ten years ago I found out that orbiting astronauts are weightless because of the speed they’re travelling, not because they’re so far from the earth. If their spaceship was only 100 foot away from the earth they’d still be weightless (but it’s not a good idea because they’d bump into things).

It is partially down to the altitude; the further away from the centre an orbiting object is, the slower it travels. Hence the planets orbit more slowly the further from the sun they are. If astronauts travelled at the same speed at ground level they'd get really bad carpet burns on their trousers, but they wouldn't be weightless.

 

[Brovion]

I didn’t realise for ages that singer Sandie Shaw ‘s name is kind of deliberate pun of course: .

Yes, me too! I remember her from the 1960s and only very recently did I think, Oh hang on, sandy shore! I geddit now!

I didn't find out that Radio Luxembourg wasn't in Luxembourg till I was about 22

Well I did not know that. Why do they call it Radio Luxembourg then? I knew that Rutland Weekend Television wasn't actually based in Rutland, but that was done as a joke.

EDIT: Ah bollocks and now I discover you're wrong! My fault for believing a random comment on an internet messageboard. That's how these conspiracies start!

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

England is not a country. It is a region of the United KIngdom. There is no formal recognition of its status. This is something that the Act of Union does not account for. England is only governed by UK law.

Rubbish.

England is a country within a country.

c. 925 – The Kingdom of England. Established by the unification of Anglo-Saxon tribes across modern day England.
1536 – Kingdom of England and Wales. A bill enacted by King Henry VIII which effectively made England and Wales the same country, governed by the same laws.
1707 – Kingdom of Great Britain. The Kingdom of England (which includes Wales) joined with the Kingdom of Scotland to form The Kingdom of Great Britain.
1801 – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Ireland joins the union, and once again the name changes.
1922 – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Republic of Ireland (Eire, or ‘Southern Ireland’) withdraws from the union, leaving just the northern counties of Ireland. This is the UK that remains to this day.

It is only the fact of the Union the UN and in particular the EU only recognise the UK as a collective of countries. This is why Scotland getting independence and their blind belief that the EU will open their doors to them is fanciful at best. Scotland would not be able to meet the requirements to join anytime soon, if ever!

Before anyone says Wales is a principality. It isn't and hasn't been since 1536. Northern Island is often called a province, but this relates to history of Ulster however is is a country in it's own right.

 

[Icy Gull]

I had been an Albion fan for a while before I found out that Albion refers to Britain or England in olde worlde speak

 

[Codner's Wallop]

That adult cats in the wild never miaow. Cats miaow only when they are kittens to let their mother know they are hungry or cold.

Domesticated cats have learned to miaow only in recent times to interact with humans.